The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17
DUvAL's DEED. !
The Murderer Of James Cathey, in
Hickman County, Arrested.
He YIses the State ard Under che
Name or Thsmss Thsckery r.
Found In Missouri.


reached this city with Samuel T. Du
val, who is wanted at Goodrich, Hick
man county, this State, for the muir
der OF James A. Osthey, at that place
on the 2Sth Of May, 1885. The story
Of the crime lie tragic enc, and. Is bes
told by Duval, who detailed II from
his cell to an APPEAL reporter lse
night. When the reporter entered
the room Duval was fast asleep on his
narrow bed, and 1t took several shakes
by the shoulder to awaken him. Alter
rubbing bis eyes ard stretching him.
self he greeted the reporter with the
query: "What do want with me, sir p
He was soon informed OF the object oil
the visit, bnt was reluctant to talk q,
first, saying that he was 90 wearied
from travel that he did not feel like
going into the details OF his case of
handed, hut II II would do Just as we'll
and he was furnished the paper and q
pencil, he would not mind preparing
Q statement Tor publication. BEING
urged to dictate II TO the reporter, be
said:
~ am tbirty.three years old and q
collier by trade. / am charged with
murder, but an not guilty. Il is true
killed james Oathey, but ] did II In
self defense. Cathey had married my
hall sister and We were working to.
gether. When say that / am q col.
Her, 6on't mean thEt / was at work
In q coal mine, but engaged In making
charcoal from which alcohol 10 tI.
tracted. ! Was at work In q factory at
Warner, some defiance from Good.
rich, when Oathey came and wanted
work. He knew nothing about the
business, but was q green country fol.
low. / took him In and learned him
the trads. He was q bright, indus.
trious man and soon knew az much
about the business ne l did. When he
had learned the business thoroughly
he left Warner and went down to
Pearce's factory az Goodrich, and was
made foreman. He insisted that /
should move down TO Goodrich, 40 he
would give me better wages than |
was getting where l was. / finally
concluded to accept the offer aud
moved TO Goodrich. Cathy aud got
along very we'll, our families lived uesr
each other aud We were about as hep.
py as laboring men could be earning
an houest living Four or FIVE months
after / had been there Joeeph Brown,
who had married CAthty's sister,
and lived at Dickson, a small town
not far from Goodrich, moved there
and was gwen work Ia the factory.
This was the beginning 81 all my
trouble. / hats 10 say II, but this
Mrs. Bown was lowd, low woman,
besides being acommo1 retailer OF the
meanett scandal on nearly every De
cent woman she knew. Before she had
been 10 town q month she began 10
circulate Wild stories ~ 10 my wlie's
chastity. i knew they were false, for
there ntver was truer woman than
my vita" Here the strong, determined
looking man shook with emotion, as
his thought, went back 10 his wife
and children In bis little farm hut In
Missouri. Regsini1g bic composure,
he continued: "She was The fret one
10 tell me OF the truthless stories Mrs.
Brown was 10 ling about her. II almost
broke her heart, and knew from tbs
tears that strtamtd down her Oh eeks-
iIom the years Of devotion che had
given me, the love aud tenderness
-. LaA a.. an. akt1I..a =
was innocent. assured her Of my
faith In her virtue, and told her that |
would speak 10 Brown, and have him
mike his wife cesee her ISLANDERS.
did 20 the next day. Brown promised
me that he would make hlh WHO cor.
ucl the ISLANDERS and desis, In them
for the future. After he bad done
this he left the factory, and came back
In about hat an hour. Waking up
10 where Was al work, he said: MY
viio has not slnndered you're, aud
che Ia not TO blame We had come
no, v0fds, bat did not come 90 blows.
That vaa on Saturday. A few min.
utes after Brown sud hsd separated,
Cathey called me into tae tiIlce, or
rather Il was vtry small and nArrC W
partition on one side OF the factory,
In which was 'mall writing detk
and few tess and barrels. l went
at once, thinking he wanted me b.
give an account Of tie weeks work
AZ ! walked In the ofiice &c stepped
back and got between me and the
door. He then femsrkeii 'Wha. In
The HI IL the mat er with you ard
Bfovnf lreplied thr had nothing
againtt Brown, but that his wife had
70 quit talking atou! mine. Calhty
then said Well. - ae can't handle
''u Wv l said l didn't want 60
nave any dfioulty with Brown.
Cathey bsid, Yes, by Cd, You would
Ike 10 back out Of II in that way, Nc
you are where you can't help your.
seli.' That was TACT, for he was DO.
tween me and the door bebider, / had
iuat recovering from a long attack OF
lever, aud was very week. More
than that, II i had been entirely al
myself Was In no way the ,qusl Of
o. hey, for be was q powerful man.
N0Al nun AAAMN A Nhn uNN NlINlu vi
him, but had too much respect for
him 10 quarrel with him aud / vas
no, golrg 10 10 II, but did not think
he ought 10 eide with Brown agalnal
me In the matter. He said, III you
don't like Brown you don't like me,
and then l told him that II liked
him a, well an be thought Brown did
i would not do like Brown-help hin
steal 800, and then 20 and tell OF
him. At this he said that, tina, slrnm
pet OF n vile OF yours tod you that.
and be fe se1 me by the throat an,
struck me In IN lace. lclinchtd him
and In the iussle he threw me OVER b.
tween me kegs l hell cd enough
but he eommsnoed stamping M Il
the face. was perfectly helpless 40,
az bic mefcy. Il was then thlt
thought q the pistol. On old on
which som body had leii Ia The thlI
and had been thrown into keg q
nai's. was laying hght near thi
kes, ard ~ ached out and got tie pli
tol. Az l took Il ION the keg tol
him 10 OF me up, or l would ehou
He said Shoot and be do | di
not want 10 XIII him, though hs WI
beating me ieariully. | 1red Nv
shots, not " him, but aslde 10 irigbie